All Posts Tagged With: "Dmitri Medvedev"
Nashi Leader Sues Beaten Journalist for Slander
Beaten journalist Oleg Kashin is being sued for slander after posting comments online accusing Nashi leader Vasily Yakemenko of being involved in an attack against him.
Mar 28, 2011 | Continued
Mascot of the Monarch’s Will
A nationwide vote for mascot of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi should have been a lighthearted affair, but instead has morphed into an Orwellian nightmare. The editorial team at Gazeta.ru explains. Exclusive translation by theotherrussia.org.
Feb 28, 2011 | Continued
Kasparov: Russia on a Downward Spiral
Garry Kasparov argues that, with its ever-growing list of Orwellian traits, Russia is moving on a downward spiral with no hope of achieving change from within.
Feb 27, 2011 | Continued
Open Letter to the Russian President on Prison Torture
A group of prominent Russian human rights advocates have penned a letter to Dmitri Medvedev, asking him to take immediate action to put an end to the widespread use of torture in Russia’s detention facilities.
Feb 23, 2011 | Continued
European Parliament Slams Russia’s Courts
The European Parliament has issued a scathing resolution on Russia’s human rights situation, calling on the government to establish just and transparent courts and to respect the rule of law in the North Caucasus.
Feb 18, 2011 | Continued
Investigators Deny ‘Stolen Wife’ Motive in Kashin’s Attack
Beaten journalist Oleg Kashin says investigators seem to believe his attack to have been prompted by a jealous husband whose wife he supposedly stole, but are too shy to announce and deny it to Kashin himself.
Feb 16, 2011 | Continued
Without Dispute: Medvedev As Putin’s Consigliere
Opposition leader Garry Kasparov explains how the Putin regime has transformed the stereotypical metaphor of “the Russian government is run by the mafia” into bona fide reality.
Feb 3, 2011 | Continued
Russia Faced With Magnitsky, Khodorkovsky in Davos
Russian leaders are facing tough criticism of the country’s business practices at the World Economic Forum, as William Browder speaks out on the scandalous death of his lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, and what it means for business in Russia.
Jan 28, 2011 | Continued
Medvedev Orders Terrorists to be ‘Destroyed On Sight’
President Medvedev admits that terrorism is a long-term problem for Russia, and opposition leader Boris Nemtsov elaborates on the real extent – and actual causes – of the problem.
Jan 25, 2011 | Continued
More than 30 Dead in Moscow Aiport Bombing
Approximately 35 people are dead and more than 100 injured following an explosion in Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport afternoon that authorities are calling an act of terrorism.
Jan 24, 2011 | Continued